Tuesday, March 7, 2006 After this weekend, Texas can celebrate not only bringing home the Big 12 Conference trophy but also having the All-Big 12 Player of the Year, P.J. Tucker, and the first recipient of the Defensive Player of the Year award, LaMarcus Aldridge. Rival Kansas, who tied with Texas for the No. 1…
Feverfew compound gets at leukemia roots
Wednesday, February 23, 2005A compound in the common daisy-like plant feverfew kills human leukemia stem cells and could form the basis for newer, more effective drugs for the disease. American researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York say that it could take months to develop a useable drug from the compound,…
2010 Women Watch Trends
Here’s An Opinion On: Knitting Wool Online Australia 2010 Women watch trends by isedhardy “The fashion Eurya in his hands.” In fact, like watchs and clothes are always changing with the seasons are different fashion style. Women all have replica watches beauty complex, put on Liangshan, matched with an appropriate fashion watchs, as is the…
Scottish Justice Secretary ‘acutely aware of unusual publicity’ in Kular case
Thursday, February 13, 2014 Wikinews has obtained a letter by Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill to former Conservative justice spokesman John Lamont in response to questions raised by our correspondent about the Mikaeel Kular murder case. Wikinews has investigated possible contempt by media publishing potentially prejudicial material, and MacAskill wrote he has “been following the…
Blogspot ban lifted in Pakistan
Saturday, May 6, 2006 As of 6th May, 2006, the Pakistani government has once again put a ban on Blogspot. This has been confirmed by numerous bloggers across Pakistan. The banned blogs can now be accessed through an alternative sites such as PKBlogs.com – Blogspot Proxy and other proxy servers.Tuesday, May 2, 2006 Since the…
Lower court in China sentences Food and Drug official to death for taking bribes
Saturday, June 2, 2007 On May 29, 2007, the former head of China’s State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), Zheng Xiaoyu, was found guilty by a lower court of accepting bribes and dereliction of duty. The court handed down a death sentence along with the confiscation of personal assets. Zheng will appeal the ruling. Zheng,…
Gastric Bypass And Lap Band Health Insurance Coverage
Here’s An Opinion On: Insurance Australia By Carlos Diez Most of us would like to loose a few pounds for many reasons and why not it is considered being and living healthier. However, there are those of us who absolutely somehow must procure weight lost in order to functionally survive and retain our health or…
2008-09 Wikipedia for Schools goes online
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Monday saw the latest edition of the vetted version of Wikipedia, which is aimed at educational use, go quietly online. The extensively revised version covers over five thousand…
British box office record set for UK films
Saturday, July 22, 2006 The UK Film Council has said British films claimed a record one-third share of UK cinema takings last year. The council has also revealed that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was Britain’s top-grossing film in 2005 after taking £435m ($808m) at the Box Office worldwide. It was one of…
Where Does Glass Come From?
Here’s An Opinion On: 20ft Shipping Containers Where does Glass come From? by Freehandyman Imagine living in a world without glass – or even a house without glass? No natural light and no view of the outside without being harshly exposed to the elements as well as letting in all kinds of vermin. – hard…